Fig: Food Scanner & Discovery

I couldn’t say enough good things about how much this app has helped my physical and, more importantly, mental health. As someone with zero experience in eliminating certain foods from my diet, you can imagine how paralyzing a simple trip to the grocery store became after being hospitalized with anaphylaxis and not knowing what caused it. In response to this, I went on a full blown elimination diet to bring things back to basics, but I really had no idea what to look for on food labels to help keep myself safe and I was truly terrified. Then I found this app. Now when I go shopping, I feel empowered and prepared. The barcode scanner is excellent in helping make on the fly decisions about what I can eat. Ordering groceries online has become a breeze thanks to the ease of searching different brands, items, etc. I would highly recommend this app for anyone with food sensitivities, allergies, or dietary preferences. There are literally thousands of ingredients and dietary preferences to choose from, so if there’s something you can’t/don’t eat, I can assure you that you will be able to find it and mark it to be avoided. I’d like to extend a very heartfelt thank you to the developers and all those involved with this app. It’s been a life changer for me. I can’t thank you all enough.

I have struggled with IBS for almost my entire twenty years of life, and the sheer amount of information that exists out there about foods/fodmaps/and other triggers are simply mind boggling. Despite all the research and googling that I have mind numblingly completed over the years, it has still proved difficult to truly store all that information in my brain and use it when looking over ingredients on the daily. This app is an ABSOLUTE GODSEND and I cannot recommend it enough. It works amazingly, is so easy to use, scans things super quickly and allows you to put in so many different things (I’ve got allergies, intolerances, and OAS [yay me, right!]). And the fact that it’s freeeee, say less. Nothing free ever seems to work this well, or just when it seems like it is you suddenly need to upgrade to the paid version. It feels like the people who made this app actually care about helping people and actually understand the problems they’re creating solutions for, and are so cool to reach out to about stuff like new products and stores! Overall freaking love this app and cannot say how much of an impact this has had on my daily life and how much it has eased a lifelong struggle of mine. THANK YOU!!!

I am allergic to everything under the sun and struggle so much to eat cleanly cause I always think I’m doing it and then *BAM* allergic reaction. I found this app on tiktok and followed along in the creation process and then downloaded it as soon as possible and lemme tell you it’s amazing. The scan feature? Wonderful. The amount of food? Wonderful. Like an all around 10/10 app. I’ve been able to find so many things I can eat now and it helps so much. I think most people focus on things they “can’t” eat and I think it’s really beneficial that this app shows you only what you “can” eat. In an unexpected feature, it can have great comedic effect sometimes. For example, I am heavily allergic to sunflower to the point where I can’t have anything even slightly made with sunflower oil. I marked it off, along with my other severe allergens, as a “absolutely not” allergen and then wanted to see what kinds of chips I could eat cause I know a lot are made with sunflower oil. I put “chips” in the search bar, no filters or anything on, and the results included a raw potato, a raw carrot, and dried fruit. This was hilarious to me at the time cause I didn’t realize how much stuff I had been eating that I shouldn’t have. Anyways, I hope the team behind this app are blessed forever cause this is life changing for people with allergies.